John Steppling

John Steppling

John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany – 5 April 1932 in Hollywood, California) was a German-American silent film actor. He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928, beginning with one of the first feature films ever made, Tess of the d'Urbervilles. He is also credited with directing 7 films. He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling.

  • Broken Lullaby
  • Behind the Counter
  • The Gay Old Bird
  • Her Father Said No
  • California or Bust
  • By Whose Hand?
  • Wedding Bills
  • High Steppers
  • Memory Lane
  • The Better Man
  • California Straight Ahead
  • Soft Shoes
  • Eve's Lover
  • The Fast Worker
  • The Reckless Age
  • The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
  • The Galloping Fish
  • The Breathless Moment
  • Fools in the Dark
  • Bell Boy 13
  • Let's Go
  • Going Up
  • The Man Next Door
  • What a Wife Learned
  • The Sin Flood
  • Glass Houses
  • Too Much Business
  • Confidence
  • The Silver Car
  • Black Beauty
  • Nobody's Kid
  • Garments of Truth
  • The Heart of a Child
  • The Husband Hunter
  • The County Fair
  • Madame Peacock
  • Billions
  • Sick Abed
  • Live Sparks
  • The Inferior Sex
  • Lombardi, Ltd.
  • Luck in Pawn
  • Life's a Funny Proposition
  • Fools and Their Money
  • The Road Through the Dark
  • Johanna Enlists
  • Good Night, Paul
  • A Lady's Name
  • The Promise
  • A Bathtub Bandit
  • A Man's Man
  • The Butterfly Girl
  • Miss Jackie of the Navy
  • Pretenses
  • The Broken Window
  • His Brother's Debt
  • Damaged Goods
  • The Alarm of Angelone
  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles
  • Caprice
  • Billy McGrath on Broadway
  • In the Bishop's Carriage

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